Abstract: NVIDIA does stress that the Geforce GTX 480 is more than just a gaming card however. It's the first videocard to use NVIDIA's Fermi architecture, which is a radical departure from the design of previous Geforce videocards.79% Rating:

AA/AF Videocard Benchmarks: Crysis

Crysis is a
science fiction first-person shooter developed by Crytek. Crysis uses
Microsoft's new API, DirectX 10 for graphics rendering, and includes the new
engine—the CryEngine 2—that is the successor to Far Cry's CryEngine. CryEngine 2
is among the first engines to use the DirectX 10 framework of Windows Vista, but
can also run using DirectX 9, both on Vista and Windows XP.

Crysis 1.2 HQ -
4xAA/8xAA Tests

1600x1200 4xAA

Points

Ranking

Palit HD4870 X2 2GB

36.8

ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A

21.8

ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A
(Crossfire)

27.95

MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC

25.2

Gigabyte GV-R587SO-1GD

61.3

ASUS EAH5850 DirectCu Top/2DIS/1GD5

56.88

ASUS EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5/A

35.33

Gigabyte GV-R567OC-1GI

21.74

ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A (rev.A)

41.11

ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A

39.75

ASUS EAH4850 HTDI/512M

24.7

MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830)

22.01

Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB

23.2

Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire

42.23

ASUS EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A

25.01

ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A

23.21

Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I

3.63

ASUS ENGTX480
2DI/1536MD5

55.4

Gigabyte GV-N285OC-2G1

41.31

Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I

39.96

ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A

34.25

Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA

36.2

Sparkle GTX260 Core 216

34.1

ASUS ENGTS250 DK

25.09

ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI

35.28

ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A

14.6

Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI

17.12

ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP

3.99

1600x1200 8xAA

Points

Ranking

Palit HD4870 X2 2GB

37.2

ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A

28.2

ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A
(Crossfire)

34.52

MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC

28.8

Gigabyte GV-R587SO-1GD

63.04

ASUS EAH5850 DirectCu Top/2DIS/1GD5

59.59

ASUS EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5/A

38.74

Gigabyte GV-R567OC-1GI

23.88

ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A (rev.A)

44.55

ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A

42.89

ASUS EAH4850 HTDI/512M

26.9

MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830)

24.22

Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB

28.19

Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire

46.73

ASUS EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A

28.31

ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A

27.97

Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I

4.2

ASUS ENGTX480
2DI/1536MD5

54.55

Gigabyte GV-N285OC-2G1

40.64

Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I

39.11

ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A

32.94

Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA

34.74

Sparkle GTX260 Core 216

32.96

ASUS ENGTS250 DK

21.25

ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI

26.59

ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A

13.73

Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI

16.5

ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP

3.84

1900x1200 4xAA

Points

Ranking

Palit HD4870 X2 2GB

33.8

ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A

20.3

ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A
(Crossfire)

24.69

MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC

14.5

Gigabyte GV-R587SO-1GD

54.79

ASUS EAH5850 DirectCu Top/2DIS/1GD5

48.77

ASUS EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5/A

29.97

Gigabyte GV-R567OC-1GI

19.55

ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A (rev.A)

35

ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A

35.43

ASUS EAH4850 HTDI/512M

18

MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830)

18.41

Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB

20.24

Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire

28.76

ASUS EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A

20.43

ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A

20.58

Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I

3.04

ASUS ENGTX480
2DI/1536MD5

50.67

Gigabyte GV-N285OC-2G1

35.96

Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I

35.03

ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A

28.71

Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA

30.42

Sparkle GTX260 Core 216

28.71

ASUS ENGTS250 DK

19.78

ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI

26.21

ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A

12.95

Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI

14.2

ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP

3.58

1900x1200 8xAA

Points

Ranking

Palit HD4870 X2 2GB

34.2

ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A

24

ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A
(Crossfire)

30.88

MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC

24.3

Gigabyte GV-R587SO-1GD

57.05

ASUS EAH5850 DirectCu Top/2DIS/1GD5

52.39

ASUS EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5/A

32.96

Gigabyte GV-R567OC-1GI

21.55

ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A (rev.A)

37.96

ASUS EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A

38.19

ASUS EAH4850 HTDI/512M

23.4

MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830)

21.02

Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB

24.52

Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire

41.25

ASUS EAH4770 FML/DI/512MD5/A

20.81

ASUS EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A

23.81

Gigabyte GV-R435OC-512I

3.7

ASUS ENGTX480
2DI/1536MD5

49.74

Gigabyte GV-N285OC-2G1

34.91

Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I

34.45

ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A

27.81

Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA

29.32

Sparkle GTX260 Core 216

27.79

ASUS ENGTS250 DK

18.56

ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI

21.33

ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A

11.93

Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI

13.58

ASUS EN9400GT DI/1GLP

3.44

At 1920x1200
with the AA on the ENGTX480-2D1-1536 isn't quite able to keep up with the Radeon
HD 5870 in this test, instead it's a little behind the Radeon HD 5850. It does
manage a 30% higher score than the next fastest Geforce videocard, the GTX 285.